SuperScore ScoreChoice and Taking the SAT Multiple Times

aljohri
Sat, 01 May 2010 17:22:27 +0000

ScoreChoice

Recently I read on College Board that under ScoreChoice you can pick and choose which scores you wish to send to the college and they will only receive those scores. Under score choice, the college will never know how many times you took the SAT.
[Score Choice - New SAT Score-Reporting Policy](Send SAT Scores to Colleges - SAT Suite | College Board)

SuperScore
For SuperScore, my current understanding is that either collegeboard sends a superscore of your SAT scores (after indicating that it is a superscore) OR the college you are applying to requires you send all your scores and it then takes the superscore of by it self.

Taking the SAT more than Three Times
I had heard in the past that after a certain point, three or four times? your scores are averaged out when sent to colleges?

The only reason I’m asking this is because I plan on applying to SOME highly selective colleges and I NEED to take it again in June because I messed up in Critical Reading big time. However, I’m 99% sure I have an 800 in math and a 750+ in Writing this time, much better than my last SAT score. If SuperScore applies, I can keep this score and just improve CR next time.

Basically, I want to know the exact repercussions of taking the SAT for a third time.